ULS EARLY
9AYS OF RIVER
Lee Unearths Incident!
, Crecr of J. B. V.
Butler
0f 1'i.itliinil, an avowod
'., fjin.li.Ute tor governor,
imlrpemlf"'f Monday. Mr.
.t( muK ,,v '
ldrr roident, and In n
'.lW cf Orviltu and J. U. V.
aWt Mr, U-o Mid:
,ir I learned onio fnrU
!M.jc nie tu rearuo on Inter-
esmcrciu! jiarrntivv from
;1 In fart. 1 wa" urPrll,''1
ird i H rh.arMl to
; ,of thr participant.
eJirty J' ,J- V- Nuller,
Hii. B. V. HutU-r and Orvillo
f j i(i,niith. it pioneer rner-
l,! financier, Parted n bre t
.y.. Inter Kix'wn n Lola, mar
.f.jff.r of the Kickroatl with
r "iarttr. artivi.
jr.t mn, who accumulated
.i fortune d founded family,
rjMMiu ""d prominent. He
to t-nUl'tiKh a flipping point
fcti'jt 'i'h hi Rloro arid pro-
rv!;Ue market for hU run
u Awarding I y he uihM a
.:h i rnrryinif rapacity of
j-X buhe! (if whmt. It wa
't ami covered. It wm fitted
iuhen and hunk fur tin" u
b,at hand and a tall fr the
The !reririg gear wu ample
iwUion tra made fr the uo
ii on wh aide, tiirh l"o
,p directing and handling the
Th current i.f th river car
it forward with conld-rnl!
a that only about a day was n,.r, MW oy; Arthur Rex, farmer,
ri to make the run from K! Sn; -n, Kt. 2; J. G. Stingrk-v, hbopc
.Mmah-ntiw Oregon City. Tho
!i two lmihel mnmlcxfi bug,
irrt dr)ivmi to the ntillmen.
s r!t)f the difficult tank of
r I'fk tho barge aRainttt thaiHullai, Ht. 1.
- A itMnc towline, 100 or
prt krjf wit nttnchetl to it, and
iUrm hitched to it. lliit xon,
, i0 now redden in Mon
XtvA alio related th details to
wi and directed the animal,
l kirn in the ahoal water along
w'i margin. Hy the ue of
in and Kteerinc gear the
w kept in ti sufficient depth
!'r. The iMindhnra and cca-
a-wipitiuuH banka required
Up nhifting of tho course of
In fart, omrtimiH the
put aboard the boat and
"i propelled it with the onrn.
hift hinl to be made as the
points were on diffen-nt
' o! tho river.
tr (tenniboats accommodated
'fic this bnrge was used u a
'!t at t) mouth of the Kick
It could easily be adjuxtcd to
'"t of the river,
"'"iff tho-(. mnnninjr this craft
E- H. Ki-yt, who nt bin dcilh
fi'koned :is the wenltliiext man
!lt county; JH,,ph and Arthur
'. I'f.if I..... . , r ,. . ,r.
l ''hc..,in, lopjj nn rmploye "f
''r, and l).,vid It. Ruble,
"(ime a micfessful hrtrticulturist
" E-da hill. H,, recorded
'faPl'iin of the crew, operating
'1('''ri'Ur priu-onH, ticrusionally
mS the aid of another man.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, DECEMBER 30, 1921
I r . . ; '
JL'UYMKN DUAW'N ion
JANUAIIY TKKM OF COL'UT
Of the :il men who have been drawn
aervu o the Jury tw th); Ja
ttrtu of tho circuit court for polk
-unty which will C(mvi.Ilu j
Hh, U urv fnrmm thfM ,)uve J
"ccupat.o,, of Hl)0rt,ri) nd
J'hant capitalist, mechanic and clerk.
1 ho Jury will try only caiea that ar
on the docket and thou CMCS will be
aet very m.on by the court who will
notify Ihofto concerned as to the date
for hearing demurrer and motion-.
W.ien Juror will not be summoned
although they ore qualified to act
aa juror according to recent legia
lativ.. ctiactmcnt, but thy panic, on
Uw Jury list, cv6H(.n wfcel lhfl M
Hnt ua coinpilwl, did not contain any
of the fairer aex, but with the April
term of court the name of women
who are taxpayer will ,e drawn for
Jury service during the year. Follow
i"g in the list of jurymen drawn by
xhenff und clerk Tuesday: Erneat
Anderaun, farmer, Salem, Rt. 1;
I. A. Alh n, farmer, Rickreal); F. J.
1:ih-.c!1, farmer, Dalian, Rt. 1; Boyle,
Charles W. capitaliat, Riikrcall, Rt. 1;
R y r. Rarker, farmer, Salem, Rt. 1;
I. O. lilack, farmer, Independence, Rt.
1 ; T. J. Card, farmer, Dalian, Rt, 2;
(let;n DelUvcn, farmer, Rickreall,
Rt. 1; Elliott, W. M. farmer, Dallas;
A. A. Eaau, farmer, Dalian, Rt. 5!;
W. L Frink, farmer, Dallas, Rt. ?;
J. ('. Guthrie, farmer, Dalian, Rt, 2;
J. A. Ilaye. laborer, Dallas; W. W.
Ilunthy, farmer, Independence; E. L.
Harrw, farmer, Rickreall, Rt. 2; Mc
Oelbm Hubbard, fanner, Rickreall,
! Kt. 2; Charlc Hayes, mechanic,
I'allaa; (. G. Irvine, clerk, Independ
ence; G. W. Johnson, farmc. Dallas,
Kt. 2; C. K. Kaup, farmer, Monmouth,
Kt. 1; J. II. Keller, farmer, Dallas;
Ceorge W. Millir, laborer, Black
Kck; W. J. .Miller, retired, Mon
n.oii'.h; W, JJ. Marshall, farmer,
Falla rity; Garnet E. McC'ow. fr-
li!h:i: J. O. Smith, merchant, Inde
pendence; Chester 0. Teal, farmer,
Fall City; A. Z. Tedrow, farmer,
Monmouth; Jacob Van We'd, farmer,
POLK COUNTY POST IS SUSPENDED
The Polk County Post has been permanently sus
pended. The printing plant and other equipment, in
cluding the good will, has been purchased by Z. C.
Kimball, and so much of the outfit as is deemed de
sirable will be added to the printing plant of the
Enterprise.
The Post was brought into existence a little more
than three and one-half years ago by Clyde T, Ecker
into a field which was then crowded with two news
papers. From a financial standpoint, the Post was
not a success. A gifted editorial paragrapher, Mr.
Ecker made a fruitless struggle, and for nearly a
year he has been handicapped by illness. During
this time, however, he was very ably assisted by his
gifted wife, Virginia Southern.
Mr. Ecker in a statement for publication in the
Enterprise says: "I am very grateful for the patron
age given to the Post during the past three years, and
I regret exceedingly to leave Independence. Before
coming here I was an editorial and feature writer
on the daily papers and I will likely accept one of
the many several places offered me in that field."
In response to a message, Mrs. Ecker left last Sat
urday for her former home in Dallas, Texas. She
will return to Oregon in the spring.
Mr. Ecker left Thursday for Portland, where he
expects to remain temporarily.
MASONS AND EASTERN
STAR INSTALL OF
FERRY ITEMS TAKEN OFF;
COUNTY AGENT RETAINED
STA1.NACHFU HOME IS
li CRN Kit CHRISTMAS EVE
The residence of William Stal
na her in the northwestern part of
town wa entirely destroyed by fire
about 10 o'clock last Saturdaay night.
Only a few of the household goods
were aaved.
Mr. Stalnaeher and family were
participating in Christmas festivities
,,t the home of a neighbor, and the
origin of the fire is not known. The
presumption, however, is that it was
due to an overheated flue.
Mr. Stalnaeher carried an insurance
of foo on the building and $50 on the
household goods, making the loss a
heavy one.
The fire department responded to
the call for assistance, but the build
int; was a mass of flame, before the
! wa turned in, making it 1m-
,!e to do anything.
BIG RANCH AT
. PARKER IS SOLD
consumed in the
- -'in was c
trip.
(liroi,,,..l. I r n
""".'I IHKl IWIZClIC v.'eie
mes (if rnrlv Htennilnnfii nil the
'British Columbia Man Takes
360 Acre Sharp Kancn
on Contract
Much interest was, manifested in
the county budget meeting in Dallas
yesterday afternoon. More than a
hundred were present, the most of
these being farmers. The big fight
was over county agricultural agent.
There was one contingent opposed to
tho county contributing $1800 yearly
for this purpose and another con
tingent strongly in favor of it.
When it came to a vote the item
was retained in the budget by ap
proximately a two to one expression.
About $18,000 was eliminated from
the budget by the taxpayers' meeting.
These included $100 from the county
court's estimated expense; $300 from
the auditing estimate; $166 from
sealer of weights and measures;
$350 for premiums on officers' bonds;
bridge fund cut from $30,000 to $20,
000; county library $2G0j0 taken off;
emergency fund slashed from $5000
to $3000, and $2500 from the expenses
of the ferries at Independence and
Buena Vista was cut off. ,
This was the expression of the
mcctinc. but it will be up to the
county court to make the final de
termination. Some of the items elim
inated, among these being the Inde
pendence ferry, it has been pointed
out, are compulsory and the expense
would simply be added to the general
fund, which is already overburdened.
Among those attending the meet
ing from Independence were C. W.
Irvine, secretary of the budget board,
C. A- McLaughlin, II. Hirschbcrg, W.
T. Hoffman, Frank Hennigan.
GREENWOOD HAS LECTURE
AND CHRISTMAS TREE
The inclement weather did not
prevent a good attendance at the
lecture and Christmas entertainment
given at the Greenwood school on
Wednesday evening. The lecture was
given by II. Mead of Eola. Mr. Mead
has been a resident of the Hawaiian
Islands for several years past and his
talk was of the extent and resources
of the islands and of the nationality
and customs of its people, which was
both instructive and highly entertain
ing. After the lecture a beautiful
Christmas carol was sung by the
speaker's brother, Mr. Mead, accom
panied by his wife. This was greatly
appreciated by all.
A beautifully decorated tree had
been prepared by the school and after
a short Christmas program by the
children, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus
I arrived, to the laughing delight of all.
Mrs. Santa told of the good deeds
done by each child during the past
i year for which Santa Claus rewarded
him with a sack of goodies from the
1 tree.
Santa told the children how the
reindeer had plunged through the
snowdrifts in their efforts to reach
Greenwood in time, and Mrs. Santa
told -them how she had been thrown
from the sleigh into a snowdrift and
had been rescued by Old Santa.
All agreed that Santa Claus must
be persuaded to bring ma Santa
along again next year.
of
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-i n inner wns Wowr. up , rjoluhiWo, nas yu
, ' JHiH, reHUiiing I"' . ,., 3(0 aero
hh ,,,,,1 , . .contract tno
ateu ai
'"n (Still l,,,i,,i,lir.r n( tllTlV
....,.i.,ri
wunty citizens, among whom
Samuel riurch, Mr. Morgan, and
talll''iR of Chnrles Hubbard."
ES & CO. WILL
I'UILI) ON C STREET
irc't Is to have a now business
It i
to connect thn ,mn between
'lrk huilding of Stevens & Co.
'e concrete Btructuro of tho
JPcr estate, with n frontage
ft A concrete floor will bo
5 "nd either concrete or some
"on-eombuRtiblo material will
" 'or the frnnt nn,1 rnnr and
,,)uiIt by Stevens & Ca.
frnt to the Stevens building
1 modeled.
1 Stevens is to occupy the
"""ng w,th his shoe repairing
) and the plan is to add a
con-
A isuh-
Shnrp, loi'
contract mis bind the
rf-ntU-i-K" of the
Icrhw securea v'BAKn
property. " Peterson,
Wbrt i subject to this lease,
and the sale w J a con-
M,rhillerhashennra de.r.
siderable time nmette valley
P'"C m , hat he has found
and he belief ttat year
rf S s Mr- Sharp a dep
of $2500,
Mr. SharP
de ieormorea-;;fbotto,
land and gentle ltiv8ti0n.
Dr. Dunsmore is enroute home, ac
cording to a letter rcceivea oy nis
son, Fay Dunsmore, a few days ago.
Hp is now is Saskatoon, and will also
stop at Victoria, making his arrival
here about the first of February.
VALSETZ MILL EMPLOYE
HAS BOTH LEGS BROKEN
J. Lund, an employe of the. Valsetz
mill of the Siletz Logging & Lumber
company, had both legs broken by
being struck by a lumber truck a
few days ago. He was sent to the
National hospital in Portland.
Lund is an unmarried man.
Officers of Lyon lodge, A. F. &
A. M. and Adah chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star weie installed Tues
day evening with ry pleasing cere
monies, followed by a lunch and a
social time.
The installation of the Star officers
took place first, Mrs. B. P. Swope
acting as installing officer and Mrs.
A. L. Thomas, marshal. The officers
installed were:
W. M. Stella Calbreath.
W. P. Dr. II. Charles Dunsmore.
Asao. M. Etta Walker.
Cond. Lora Butler.
Asso. Con. Ruth Morlan. .
Secretary Carrie Clark.
Treasurer Flora Mix. ,.e'
Chaplain Nellie Damon.
Organist Lottie Mcintosh.
Warder Catherine Ingram.
Sentinel W. H. Walker.
Ada Jessie Hewett.
Ruth Emily Pengra.
Esther Gertrude Virgin.
Martha Anna White.
Electa Nola Mattison.
Dr. O. D. Butler officiated as in
stalling officer for Lyon lodge, and
was privileged to usher his son, Dr.
M. J. Butler, into the chair. The of
ficers installed were:
W. Ml Dr. M. J. Butler.
S. W. M. H. Pengra.
J W. Howard Morlan.
Treasurer H. Hirschberg.
Secretary R. W. Baker.
S. D. A. L. Keeney..
J. D. A. A. Justin.
S. S.J. G. Mcintosh.
J. S. G. G. Walker.
Marshal Dr. O. D. Butler.
Chaplin Dr. H. C. Dunsmore.
Finance committee M. H. Pen
gra, H. W. Dickinson, Ira Mix.
Grievance committee H. W.
Moreland, J. G. Mcintosh, G. G.
Walker.
Trustees Dr. O. D. Butler, Dr.
F. G. Hewett and II. W. Dickinson.
fiBOWSOME FOLKS
SPENT CHRISTMAS
The Family Gathering With
A Big Dinner Was
1 Numerous .
POULTRY DEMONSTRATION
HERE NEXT FRIDAY MORNING
A demonstration on "Feeding for
Winter Egg Production" will be given
at the Frank Hennigan poultry ranch
at the foot of Sevnth street next Fri
day forenoon, Jan. 6th. Mr. Cros
by, an Oregon Agricultural College
extension specialist will be present.
The meeting will open at 10 o'clock
and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
MACHINE PLANTS
CONSOLIDATED
G. H. Wood and Halladay
& Justin Have Joined
Forces
The machine and blacksmith busi
ness of George H. Wood and the ma
chine and auto repair establishment
of Halladay & Justin have beei con
solidated and will occupy quarters in
the Halladay & Justin building,
which is to be remodeled and enlarged
to meet the requirements of the new
concern. The consolidation project
has been in the making for some liUie
time, although there are some cie-
The T. L. Heffley home on Mon
mouth street was the scene of a happy
family reunion Sunday when relatives
from far and near gathered to cele
brate the day. The festivities were
opened with a bounteous 'Christmas
dinner, with covers laid for 17 and
Jater all gathered about the tree,
gaily decorated and loaded with gifts
for with 17 present and each one
bringing a gift for every other one,'
it is readily seen that the tree must
have been well filled with the surplus
of packages piled on the floor.
Relatives who enjoyed the hospital
ity of Mr. and Mrs. Heffley were:
U. G. Heffley and family; Noah Hef
fley and Fred Smith and family of
Monmouth; Florence and Gertrude
Heffley, Tillamook; Mrs. DeBoer and
daughter Marshfield; Miss Hindricks,
McMinnville and Miss Edith Burns
of Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jones of Oak
Point had as guests Christmas day,
Mrs- Susan Jones, Katherinp ' and
Grace Jones of Corvallis and Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Reuff and daughter
Marion.
House guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lou
Sorg during the Christmas holidays
were Misses Emma and Bertha Ingle
hom of Airlie, Glen Burright of O.
A. C. and Byron Burright of Indiana.
Dick Crowley and three little child
ren passed Christmas with friends at
Airlie. 1 ... -
Mr. and Mrs. Versteeg and Miss
Phyllis Bush of Portland were visi
tors at the Frank Bush home.
Mr. and Mrs. Job McLeod passed
the day with relatives at Wellsdale.
Mrs. Gertrude Collins is passing
the two weeks' vacation in Portland
and Oregon City with Prof. Collins."
Christmas day at the Edward
Becken home was celebrated by the
home coming of children and grand
children and a general good time
participated in by all. Out of town
visitors were Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Hunt, West Salem; Herman Bontrae
ger, wife and daughter and Miss
Zella Brannon of Woodburn, and Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Johnson and little
son of Salem.
Miss Kate Houx is passing the
Christmas holidays with her sister
in Salt Lake City.
There were not hours enough in
one day for the Kelley and Smiley
families to do justice to the cele
bration of Christmas, the various
members feeling that at least two
days were necessary to properly
celebrate the event. On Christmas
eve the family gathered at the
Charles Smiley home to enjoy the
tree and the distribution of the gifts.
The evening was pleasantly passed in
merrymaking. On Monday the family
dinner was given at the home of
Frank Kelley at which 26 were
present. It is needless to say that
both occasions were enjoyed by all
present.
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CHAMPION CHECKER
PIAVEP- Of 1ftE
-fZJVVN
'tmls, including the selection of a
i name, to be perfected.
I The two plants are to be merged,
i eliminating some machinery and add
ing other equipment in order that it
may be modern in every respect.
The present building is to be prac
tically doubled in size. The lo: has
a 65 foot frontage on First street
atid has a depth of 88 feet, and it is
expected that eventually it will be
necessary to utilize all of it for
building space.
Work has been started on digging
cne lounaation tor tne Dig power
hammer and the plan is to rush oper
ations on the remodeling of the
structure as the formal uniting of. the
concerns will become effective the
first of the year.
All three members of the firm
will be actively identified with the
business. All have been in Inde
pendence for several years and are
skilled workmen.
Following out ; the idea that in
unity there ought to be strength,
they are preparing for the better
times which seem to be in store for
Independence with a modern machine
shop and allied industries.
INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL
ADDS SFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
The Independence National Bank
j has just installed a nest of "In-
vincible" safety deposit boxes and in
cites the inspection of the public,
i The "Invincible" .s very attractive
and by reason of a patented "Lock
'behind the lock" or barricaded door
j feature, is the strongest safety de
posit box made, and one which cannot.
I hp riflpd.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
American Legion has ejected the fol
lowing officers for the coming year:
President Mrs. Josie Hays.
Vice President Mi's. 6. G. Godfrey
Secretary Mrs. A. L. Kullander.
Treasurer Mrs. F. G. Hewett.
Executive committee Mrs. Mella
Girard, Mrs. Martha Ray and Mrs.
Marie Kullander.
About 75 were present at the an
nual Christmas gathering of the Rub
ier family at the J. V. B. Bnt.lpr resi
dence in Monmouth, the old home
stead on Christmas eve. The hous
was very attractively decorated.
There was a program, a Christmas
tree with remembrances for all, a
banquet and dancinsr with a sneeiallv
provided orchestra. This event has
been observed for many years and is
looked forward to by all with great
anticipations.
1 Bnoes.
1 's to be started the first of
f "to week. .